The problem is that there are almost always baby raccoons in the attic along with an adult female.
Catching raccoons in attic.
Because most raccoons in a home are female you can sometimes remove the babies and use them as a lure in the trap for the mother.
They must be removed by hand.
But just because raccoons are in the attic that does not mean that the attic is the best place to catch them.
Havahart traps are the perfect solution for raccoons in the attic and other nuisance animals whether you have a rogue raccoon squirrel rat mouse or possum in your attic there s a havahart trap that is right for you.
The preferable placement for traps are ordered as such.
They must be removed by hand you or the wildlife technician you hire must go into the attic and remove the babies by hand.
The young are helpless in a nesting area of the attic and can t be trapped.
If you wait until the babies are grown and or have left.
Getting rid of raccoons in an attic is a two step process of 1 removing the raccoons currently living there and 2 making a preventative repair.
If you have raccoons living in the attic you can t just put a cage trap on the ground because there might be a nest of baby raccoons in the attic.
Raccoons are one of the nuisance critters often found in attics that are effectively trapped with this method.
Raccoons typically live in attic dens for short periods.